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unusual facts about Buddleja davidii


Genitive case

Scientific names of living things sometimes contain genitives, as in the plant name Buddleja davidii, meaning "David's buddleia".


Buddleja 'Glasnevin'

Buddleja 'Glasnevin' is an old hybrid cultivar raised by John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair, Lochinch Castle, putatively from a crossing of Buddleja davidii with Buddleja fallowiana, the same parents of the better-known cultivar 'Lochinch'.

Buddleja 'Lochinch'

Buddleja 'Lochinch' is an old hybrid cultivar raised from a chance seedling found in the garden of the Earl of Stair at Lochinch Castle, Scotland, circa 1940; the shrub's parents believed to be Buddleja davidii and Buddleja fallowiana.

Buddleja 'West Hill'

Buddleja 'West Hill' is an old hybrid cultivar, a full sister of 'Lochinch' and 'Mayford Purple' raised from a chance seedling found in the garden of the Earl of Stair at Lochinch Castle, Scotland, circa 1940, the shrub's parents believed to be Buddleja davidii and Buddleja fallowiana.

William John Bates van de Weyer

Working in the nursery of his home, Smedmore House, Corfe Castle, he crossed B. globosa with B. davidii, naming the new hybrid Buddleja weyeriana.


see also

Buddleja davidii 'Butterfly Heaven'

Buddleja davidii 'Butterfly Heaven' is a British cultivar raised from a chance seedling discovered by Adrian Bloom at the Blooms of Bressingham nursery.

Buddleja davidii 'Carminea'

Buddleja davidii 'Carminea' was raised by the Watson nursery in Killarney, Ireland.

Buddleja davidii 'Carroll Deep Lavender'

Buddleja davidii 'Carroll Deep Lavender' is a selection made by the Carroll Gardens Inc., (ceased trading 2009) Westminster, Maryland, USA.

Buddleja davidii 'Castle School'

Buddleja davidii 'Castle School' is a recent introduction, cloned from a seedling discovered growing in the wall of the eponymous Castle School in Tiverton, Devon, England, by nurseryman Martin Hugh-Jones, and introduced to commerce in 2004.

Buddleja davidii 'Charming'

Buddleja davidii 'Charming' is a vigorous American cultivar raised by Paul Winzer, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, USA.

Buddleja davidii 'Corinne Tremaine'

Buddleja davidii 'Corinne Tremaine' is a cultivar raised at the The Herb Garden & Historical Plant Nursery on Anglesey, north Wales.

Buddleja davidii 'Croyde'

Buddleja davidii 'Croyde' is a cultivar raised from a seedling discovered growing on waste ground in the eponymous Devon village by nurseryman Martin Hugh-Jones, and introduced to commerce in 2004.

Buddleja davidii 'Florence'

Buddleja davidii 'Florence' is a variegated cultivar introduced and registered by the Stone Green Nursery, Bethersden, Ashford, UK.

Buddleja davidii 'Foxtail'

Buddleja davidii 'Foxtail' is a little-known Dutch cultivar raised by the Ferdinandushof Nursery at Overslag.

Buddleja davidii 'Fromow's Purple'

Buddleja davidii 'Fromow's Purple' is a British cultivar released circa 1945 by the Fromow Nursery of Windlesham, Surrey.

Buddleja davidii 'Gary William'

Buddleja davidii 'Gary William' is a French introduction, raised by the Le Jardin de Rochevieille, Viviers, near Montelimar.

Buddleja davidii 'Glokosa'

Buddleja davidii 'Glokosa' is an obscure American cultivar, not described in contemporary horticultural literature, but listed in the accessions (no. 19970593) of Longwood Gardens Inc., Kennett, Pennsylvania, source: Carolina Nurseries (ceased trading 2010), Charleston, South Carolina.

Buddleja davidii 'Lavender Beauty'

Buddleja davidii 'Lavender Beauty' is a cultivar raised by the Viette Nursery, Fishersville, Virginia, USA.

Buddleja davidii 'Orchid'

Buddleja davidii 'Orchid' is an American cultivar raised by Anne Rainey of Columbia, South Carolina, and introduced to commerce by Niche Gardens, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Buddleja davidii 'Queen's Robe'

Buddleja davidii 'Queen's Robe' is a little-known American cultivar raised by Bluestone Perennials Inc., Madison, Ohio, though no longer listed by the company.

Buddleja davidii 'Raspberry Wine'

Buddleja davidii 'Raspberry Wine' is a cultivar raised by Carroll Gardens Inc. (ceased trading 2009), Westminster, Maryland, USA, in 1994.

Buddleja davidii 'Sir John'

Buddleja davidii 'Sir John' is a variegated cultivar introduced and registered by the Stone Green Nursery, Bethersden, Ashford, UK.

Buddleja davidii 'Summer Skies'

Buddleja davidii 'Summer Skies' is an American cultivar raised by Mark Brand and William Smith of Storrs, Connecticut, and patented in 2012.

Buddleja davidii 'Tovelill'

Buddleja davidii 'Tovelill' is a little-known cultivar of Scandinavian origin and named for the Norwegian beauty queen Tove Lill Løyte.

Buddleja davidii 'White Spread'

Buddleja davidii 'White Spread' is a Dutch cultivar developed in 1993 by the Research Station for Arboriculture, Boskoop.